Podcast With Jason Hennessey
Want to build an 8-figure digital marketing agency? Join us as Jason Hennessey, founder of Hennessey Digital, shares his blueprint for scaling, strategic hiring, and maintaining a winning remote culture.
8-Figure SEO Agency Secrets: Jason Hennessey Blueprint for Success
Show Notes
Discover the blueprint behind building an 8-figure digital marketing agency with Jason Hennessey, founder of Hennessey Digital. In this revealing interview, Jason shares the critical strategies and insights that transformed his agency from startup to an industry leader.
Learn how Jason scaled his SEO agency through strategic hiring, innovative technology development, and maintaining a strong company culture – even with a remote team of 130+ employees. He breaks down the exact systems and processes that enabled consistent growth, including:
- Building and leveraging powerful case studies
- Creating efficient operational workflows
- Developing proprietary tools and technology
- Managing rapid scaling while maintaining quality
- Cultivating strong client relationships and retention
Perfect for SEO agency owners looking to break through revenue plateaus, this interview provides actionable insights on everything from hiring your first executive assistant to building multi-million dollar client relationships.
Whether you’re starting your first digital marketing agency or looking to scale past 7 figures, Jason’s practical advice and proven strategies will help you avoid common pitfalls and accelerate your growth. Learn from someone who’s successfully navigated the journey from startup to 8-figure success.
Join us for this value-packed conversation about agency growth, leadership, and building a sustainable business in today’s competitive digital landscape.
Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
00:39 – Jason’s journey
01:36 – Client acquisition and retention lessons
05:21 – Creating systems and processes
08:15 – Positive company culture
10:11 – Building a leadership team
12:02 – Staying grounded
13:18 – Fostering team creativity
14:56 – Technology’s role in scaling
18:44 – Leveraging case studies for growth
20:55 – Scaling your agency to 8-figures
24:13 – Tough challenges in agency scaling
26:32 – Learning from failures
28:25 – Balancing personal and professional growth
29:50 – Evolution of SEO in 2 decades
33:18 – AI’s impact on SEO strategies
37:05 – Solving challenging SEO problems
38:47 – Advice for new agency founders
40:15 – Scaling beyond $1M for agency owners
42:34 – Starting an agency: what to do differently
45:45 – Staying ahead in a fast-paced environment
46:40 – Rapid Fire Round
47:55 – SEO is not dead
48:09 – Future of Jason Hennessey Digital
48:46 – Connecting with Jason
Meet the speakers
Navneet Kaushal
Our Host
Jason Hennessey
Guest
Guest Bio
Jason Hennessey
CEO & Founder, Hennessey Digital
Jason Hennessey is an entrepreneur, internationally recognized SEO expert, author, and speaker. A self-taught SEO practitioner since 2001, he has successfully grown and sold multiple businesses, including a dot-com in the wedding industry and Everspark Interactive, an SEO agency for the legal sector.
As CEO of Hennessey Digital since 2015, he has scaled the company to over $10MM with a team of 100+ experts, earning it a spot on the Inc. 5000 list. A U.S. Air Force veteran, Jason is passionate about teaching SEO and offers resources at iloveseo.com.
